What Castro funeral RSVPs say about the world
Fidel Castro's funeral will bring together an unlikely mix of world leaders, royalty, Marxist guerillas and Hollywood actors.
Rohingyas face shelter, food crisis as influx on
Rohingyas who entered Bangladesh were suffering from food, shelter, and drug crises as influx of the religious minority Muslims of Myanmar’s Rakhine state into Bangladesh continued on Tuesday when 250 more sneaked into the country.
ONE MONTH AFTER ATTACK ON B’BARIA HINDUS: Uneasy calm prevails at Nasirnagar
An uneasy calm still prevails at Nasirnagar and Hindus are still in fear of further attacks despite deployment of additional police, Border Guard Bangladesh and Rapid Action Battalion even after one month of attacks on the religious minority group on October 30.
Democracy needs active media role: Inu
Minister for information Hasanul Haque Inu on Tuesday said that the media should play a pro-active role in preserving democracy and upholding the values of the constitution of the country. At the same time, the media must work responsibly, he observed.
B’Desh sees progress in ending child marriage, but ‘still not enough’
Mentioning that Bangladesh has made a very good progress in dealing with child marriage, prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi on Tuesday called for joint efforts to eliminate the problem from the country as it is still far from enough.
Plane carrying 81, including soccer team, involved in accident in Colombia
A plane carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members was involved in an accident near Rionegro, Colombia, according to the country's civil aviation department.
Ohio State University: Attacker killed, 11 hospitalized after campus attack
The Ohio State University student who carried out a knife attack on campus Monday said in a Facebook post he was "sick and tired" of seeing fellow Muslims "killed and tortured," according to federal law enforcement officials.
Trump wins Michigan, state officials say
President-elect Donald Trump wins Michigan's 16 electoral votes, the secretary of state's office announced on Monday.
South Korea scandal: President too busy to take questions, lawyer says
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has once again refused to be questioned by prosecutors in a corruption scandal that has prompted mass street protests.
China approves $36 billion rail project
China's already massive rail network is about to get even bigger. The country's top economic planning agency has approved a 247 billion yuan ($36 billion) plan to better connect Beijing to the port city of Tianjin, as well as cities in neighboring Hebei Province.
